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michelle obama's top ten one liners from the david letterman show and a mash up of the president's speeches, set to a current hit on the radio. i have not seen that yet. >> i either. looking forward to it. >> tucker barnes is down stairs in the weather center. this is where it all happens the nerve center good morning. >> that's right we are working hard down here, trying to verify it will be 75 today, sure enough it is, live shot, looking fine, partial sunshine to start your day after a cool start should be a nice afternoon, could be a few showers again today just like yesterday. just be ready for it most of your day nice and dry, current temperature regan national, as mentioned, 60s start with hd radar just want to point out a few showers south and east of the city, down near cambridge showers hanging out and a few more west, south and west, manassas there, well out to the south and west, as you get out towards front royal, a few showers as well. a hit and miss during the course of your day but most of your day should be nice and dry. temperatures 65, regan national, 62 baltimore, check o
michelle obama's top ten one liners from the david letterman show and a mash up of the president's speeches, set to a current hit on the radio. i have not seen that yet. >> i either. looking forward to it. >> tucker barnes is down stairs in the weather center. this is where it all happens the nerve center good morning. >> that's right we are working hard down here, trying to verify it will be 75 today, sure enough it is, live shot, looking fine, partial sunshine to start your...
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. >> first lady michelle obama turns 48 today, congratulations and boxing legend mohammed ali celebrating his 70th birthday >> unbelievable. >> we wish all of them a happy birthday. >> can i add one more birthday. >> our facebook friend, she wrote us on our fox 5 morning news facebook page she wants her daughter to be wished happy birthday, rachel lynn binger. >> happy birthday. >> mom caroll says wish her happy birthday >> i don't know how old she is. >> i want to move along, michelle obama last night was on that episode of i carly she was very good she was funny, she delivered her lines naturally she is a natural actress. >> got to watch that. >>> good show. >> let's get right to the weather forecast i got to keep things moving, light showers i will show you as soon as i mansion you can get all your weather all the time here at fox 5 weather, download our ap it is free and you get the radar, 10 day forecast and alison you can tweet with us. >> love it. >> yep. >> good stuff. >> all right now that i mentioned that right to rain showers, this you go, rain continues to fall across the regi
. >> first lady michelle obama turns 48 today, congratulations and boxing legend mohammed ali celebrating his 70th birthday >> unbelievable. >> we wish all of them a happy birthday. >> can i add one more birthday. >> our facebook friend, she wrote us on our fox 5 morning news facebook page she wants her daughter to be wished happy birthday, rachel lynn binger. >> happy birthday. >> mom caroll says wish her happy birthday >> i don't know how old...
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ann romney and michelle obama. >> team of now 8:26. you're watching "fox 5 morning news." >>> in the headlines, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is accusing both the syrian government and the opposition of human rights violations in the ongoing civil war. he is calling on world leaders to unite behind a plan to end the conflict that has claimed at least 23,000 lives and forced more than 230,000 people to flee that country. >>> a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder is about to get a pricy sex change surgery all on the taxpayer dime. a federal judge ordered massachusetts prison officials to provide the operation for the inmate as a way to treat her gender identity disorder. massachusetts senator scott brown calls the decision, quote, an outrageous abuse of taxpayer dollars. this inmate was born male but has received hormone treatments and now lives as a woman but in an all-male prison. >>> the public will have its chance to pay tribute to american hero neil armstrong at an event in the distr
ann romney and michelle obama. >> team of now 8:26. you're watching "fox 5 morning news." >>> in the headlines, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is accusing both the syrian government and the opposition of human rights violations in the ongoing civil war. he is calling on world leaders to unite behind a plan to end the conflict that has claimed at least 23,000 lives and forced more than 230,000 people to flee that country. >>> a...
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. >> he supposedly made the threatening comments about michelle obama. let's get the latest from sherry live. >> reporter: good morning. this officer, a 17-year vet van of the d.c. police department, is accused of making that threat against the first lady after being late for his motorcade assignment. the secret service and d.c. police are now investigating and his police powers have been revoked. a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation says the officer is assigned to a detail that leads motorcades for the president, first lady and vice president and according to the source, the officer made the threat against first lady michelle obama after being asked why he was late for his motorcade assignment wednesday morning. the source says the officer replied, quote, i don't care about that expletive. i would shoot her in the head if i could. the associated press reports the officer then used his phone to retrieve a picture of the firearm he said he would use. given the officer's close access to the first lady, the former attorney for the d.
. >> he supposedly made the threatening comments about michelle obama. let's get the latest from sherry live. >> reporter: good morning. this officer, a 17-year vet van of the d.c. police department, is accused of making that threat against the first lady after being late for his motorcade assignment. the secret service and d.c. police are now investigating and his police powers have been revoked. a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation says the officer is...
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. >>> a new book out tomorrow is putting the spotlight on the first couple especially michelle obama. >> it is written by prominent new york times reporter,. >>> the book is titled simply the obama's and it makes claims that life for the first family has not been totally rosy one revelation is that michelle wanted to stay in chicago for the daughters to finish the school year. cantor claims they moved to dc right away only because michelle obama wanted to p the family together not because she was excited to fulfill duties of first lady and it cites friction. >>> rahm emanuel didn't trust first ladies because of his clashes with hillary clinton in the 90s cantor writes, michelle and rahm emanuel had almost no bond the relationship was distant and awkward from the beginning, cantor talks about how the president relayed his wife's unhappy dealings about the back room deals that were cut, telling aids quote she feels as if our rudder isn't set right. david axle rod says when the first lady thinks things have been mishandled or off the track she will raise it because she is hugely invested
. >>> a new book out tomorrow is putting the spotlight on the first couple especially michelle obama. >> it is written by prominent new york times reporter,. >>> the book is titled simply the obama's and it makes claims that life for the first family has not been totally rosy one revelation is that michelle wanted to stay in chicago for the daughters to finish the school year. cantor claims they moved to dc right away only because michelle obama wanted to p the family...
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. >> wednesday the first lady michelle obama will be on your show. tell us about that. >> we have a very open intimate conversation about the fears she has for her family's health but she is also such a great mom. she has great solutions like a lot of moms have figured out. so she shares those with us. she also challenges me to a jump roping contest. we'll see how that works out. i'm a little embarrassed to admit and she also shares with me that in the white house they actually dance a lot so she has me practice doing the dugie with her. it's a little awkward. we'll see how it works out. >> that right there, i know there's going to be important information but that right there gets me to want to watch. very quickly, you were here last week, great thing that you did with the 15-minute physicals. and it turns out that washington, not as healthy as we might like. were you surprised by that? >> i was a bit surprised. there are so many wonderful resources. we found the highest rate of obesity in the country. we have been doing these free 15-minute physica
. >> wednesday the first lady michelle obama will be on your show. tell us about that. >> we have a very open intimate conversation about the fears she has for her family's health but she is also such a great mom. she has great solutions like a lot of moms have figured out. so she shares those with us. she also challenges me to a jump roping contest. we'll see how that works out. i'm a little embarrassed to admit and she also shares with me that in the white house they actually...
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police officer accused of making threats against first lady michelle obama. we'll have the latest on this investigation this morning. also ahead, an update on the 911 out ams that hit northern virginia after that storm. local congressmen are now calling on the fcc for answers. fox 5 morning news is back in just a moment. >>> no paver, no land line no, internet. those were all inconveniences many of us had to dole with when the storm tore through two weeks ago today. but in northern virginia, there was a far more serious problem there. some people were unable to get through to 911. now, three congressmen are calling on the fcc to find out what went wrong and what verizon is doing to make sure it does not happen again. two of them spoke with fox 5's brian bolter last newt on fox anews at 10:00. >> there is no excuse for verizon not having this backup power. it was a life-threatening situation. we had trees down, live wires down. we had people with health conditions that needed to get to emergency rooms and couldn't be transported. they needed
police officer accused of making threats against first lady michelle obama. we'll have the latest on this investigation this morning. also ahead, an update on the 911 out ams that hit northern virginia after that storm. local congressmen are now calling on the fcc for answers. fox 5 morning news is back in just a moment. >>> no paver, no land line no, internet. those were all inconveniences many of us had to dole with when the storm tore through two weeks ago today....
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was it michelle obama? the president? anything. >> i just think overall the general inclusivity of the entire convention with the pride flyers that you saw in some shots how there was visible ethnic differences of the speakers and people they showed so that to me shows like a real connection to the true america. >> reporter: and expectations from the president expected to hear tonight? anybody? here we go right here. this side of the room is talking. >> i think it's one thing to have a really good speaker tonight so the bar is high. >> reporter: thank you very much. that's it from campaign u. we are going to stay here and have -- this is going to be streaming on the web. this is going to be on myfoxdc.com. we are going to have much more on this. we'll be here every thursday doing followups with what's happening in the race for the white house. back to you. >> thank you. >>> is kelly pickler pulling a britney? find out why the former "american idol" contestant has shaved her head next. >> plus, artwork by the beatles. take
was it michelle obama? the president? anything. >> i just think overall the general inclusivity of the entire convention with the pride flyers that you saw in some shots how there was visible ethnic differences of the speakers and people they showed so that to me shows like a real connection to the true america. >> reporter: and expectations from the president expected to hear tonight? anybody? here we go right here. this side of the room is talking. >> i think it's one thing...
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. >> first lady michelle obama took the stage. >> we must work like never before and we must once again come together. >> making an emotional case for her husband to lead the nation for four more years. fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> good morning to you. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is wednesday, the 5th day of september. we are inching closer and closer to care's -- to sarah's favorite time of the year. >> it is i big day here on fox 5 morning news. take a look. this is a live picture from the howard university college of medicine where, in a short time, a thousand d.c. residents will be getting free physicals thanks to dr. oz. now, we do want to point out all of today's participants are preregistered. so the physicals will be given only to those who already signed up. we'll be live at howard all morning long and we'll check in with holly morris in just a few minutes to see how things are going on down there. we a the live picture a little bit ago and it looks kind of eerie rie e ar. >> is it a little darker now. >> i know what you're trueing to ask. >> we'll
. >> first lady michelle obama took the stage. >> we must work like never before and we must once again come together. >> making an emotional case for her husband to lead the nation for four more years. fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> good morning to you. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is wednesday, the 5th day of september. we are inching closer and closer to care's -- to sarah's favorite time of the year. >> it is i big day here on fox...
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police officer accused of making threatening comments about first lady michelle obama will not be charged by the secret service. the officer allegedly made the comments earlier this summer. the secret service has concluded its investigation into the matter. however, d.c. police chief cathy lanier says interm affairs -- internal affairs is conducting its own investigation. >>> when you drive in the district, there are speed cameras and red light cameras. the city is adding about a dozen stop sign cameras. they will catch driver whose don't come to a complete stop. the cameras will be in place by december. fines will start being issued following a 30-day warning period. there you go. another camera to contend with out there. >> good time on the roads in d.c. coming up next, relief for some drivers along one congested stretch of road in northern virginia. >> first, summer isn't done quite yet. another hot and huge you had day on tap for us but we are in for a nice taste of fall soon. i like saying that. fall coming soon to an area near you. gwen has your full forecast up next. anncr: this ca
police officer accused of making threatening comments about first lady michelle obama will not be charged by the secret service. the officer allegedly made the comments earlier this summer. the secret service has concluded its investigation into the matter. however, d.c. police chief cathy lanier says interm affairs -- internal affairs is conducting its own investigation. >>> when you drive in the district, there are speed cameras and red light cameras. the city is adding about a dozen...
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we're going to sit down with the author behind a new book tracing six generations of michelle obama's ancestors. good morning, everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. it will be another sizzler in the washington region. a heat advisory takes effect later today, as temperatures once again push into the triple digits. >> because of the extreme heat and lingering power outages, we still have school closings throughout the area. the full list is scrolling along the bottom of your television screen. >> tucker barnes is here and filling in the hot, hot, hot details. >> yes. unfortunately. >> right. >> heat continues. overnight temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. later today, upper 90 to about 100. mix in humidity, feels like 105. >> amazing. >> it's like you bake it up and you get a heat advisory. >> bad news for those with no air conditioning still. >> yeah. >> that's the bad part about it all. >> it wouldn't be fun even if everybody had air. >> no. >> heat advisory, washington, baltimore, 95 corridor, under a heat advisory. looks like the only exception for today is to
we're going to sit down with the author behind a new book tracing six generations of michelle obama's ancestors. good morning, everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. it will be another sizzler in the washington region. a heat advisory takes effect later today, as temperatures once again push into the triple digits. >> because of the extreme heat and lingering power outages, we still have school closings throughout the area. the full list is scrolling along the bottom of...
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first lady michelle obama is getting people moving in philadelphia. she announced the progress on her let's movie initiative before a group of mayors. now, mrs. obama stressed that cities have do their financial and civic duty to reduce childhood obesity. >> today, our cities, towns and counties will be better able to do even more. you all will be able to provide more healthy food for our kids. you will be able to build more playgrounds and play spaces for our families and no matter what challenge you're con fronting, no matter what project you decide to tackle, you're going to have more of the tools and the assistance you need. >> let's move web site estimates nearly one in three children in this country are obese. >> that is a lot. that is a big number. >>> the group of kids you are about to meet may one day help the rest of us stay healthy. they are going to summer camp but this is no ordinary camp. >> they are get august taste of what it is like to work in medicine. >> beth parker has the story. >> reporter: they're suiting up for surgery but they
first lady michelle obama is getting people moving in philadelphia. she announced the progress on her let's movie initiative before a group of mayors. now, mrs. obama stressed that cities have do their financial and civic duty to reduce childhood obesity. >> today, our cities, towns and counties will be better able to do even more. you all will be able to provide more healthy food for our kids. you will be able to build more playgrounds and play spaces for our families and no matter what...
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. >> first lady michelle obama with some strong words of encouragement for new college grads. we are checking more headlines as we continue. time now going on 5:07. on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ...you make a change with hellmann's. ♪ make parmesan-crusted chicken. ♪ surprisingly crispier... juicier... mmm. yummier. made with real simple ingredients. find this and other recipes at hellmanns.com. hellmann's. make it real. make it different. the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. all in a no-touch design. that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat, breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is my goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go, "dang, that's a good nugget." . >>> new this morning, a peace envoy assassinated and it could be a big setback to u.s. peace talks in afghanistan. top member of the afghan peace council and
. >> first lady michelle obama with some strong words of encouragement for new college grads. we are checking more headlines as we continue. time now going on 5:07. on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ...you make a change with hellmann's. ♪ make parmesan-crusted chicken. ♪ surprisingly crispier... juicier... mmm. yummier. made with real simple ingredients. find this and other recipes at hellmanns.com. hellmann's. make it real. make it different. the more dirt can spread...
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first lady michelle obama dissing some dirt. ellen challenged her to a push- up contest and the first lady won. mrs.obama was in l.a. as part of her let's move campaign. >> she beat her by like five push-ups. >> i'm impressed with both of them. >> it wasn't the girl push high pressure ups on the knees. it was the full-on in your blank position. it was pretty good. she said she could keep going. >> clearly, she is in good shape. >> we've got to get sarah and julie to have a push-up contest. >> that would be great. >> because they already should republican together. that would be a natural progression. >> of a been known to be able to do some push-ups. >> really? i think that is a challenge. >> we'll set this up. that's t it's going to happen. i take julie. i think she has some muscle power. >> hey now. >> i'm on your side, sarah. have to balance things out. >> we'll see what happens. >>> we've got cool temperature to start your morning. we're generally back in the 30s. not a shock to the system but after several morning here with
first lady michelle obama dissing some dirt. ellen challenged her to a push- up contest and the first lady won. mrs.obama was in l.a. as part of her let's move campaign. >> she beat her by like five push-ups. >> i'm impressed with both of them. >> it wasn't the girl push high pressure ups on the knees. it was the full-on in your blank position. it was pretty good. she said she could keep going. >> clearly, she is in good shape. >> we've got to get sarah and julie...
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the headliner tonight is first lady michelle obama. nicole collins has a preview for us. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on that stage behind me. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince meshes of her husband's character like in 2008, she will probably be defending his record. the first lady slated to headline the dnc's opening night aims to energize democrats and turn out grassroots supporters in a state struggling with high unemployment. convention goers spent monday staking in the music at carolinafest as president obama got a look at hurricane isaac damage in louisiana and campaigned in ohio. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation, he did not offer you a single new idea. >> reporter: vice presidential nominee paul ryan also in north carolina monday. >> every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term could say that you are better o
the headliner tonight is first lady michelle obama. nicole collins has a preview for us. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on that stage behind me. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince meshes of her husband's character like in 2008, she will probably be defending his record. the first lady slated to headline the dnc's opening night aims to energize democrats and turn out...
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-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden are doing some community service while in charlotte. they will pack care packages for service members returning home from overseas deployment. they will include shampoos, razors and wash cloths. >>> this morning, hundreds of people in d.c. have a new sense of how healthy they are. more than 800 people were given free physicals yesterday thanks to i visit from dr. oz. they are screened for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, weight and waist size. more than half of those tested have high blood pressure. 2/3 were overweight or obese. more young people in d.c. are smokers compared to the other cities where dr. oz tested. and despite these findings, dr. oz told us it was a day filled with hope. >> people feel like they could have hope. something you feel and you sense when you're dealing with hundreds of people. the first question i got asked was what do i do it b. it? how do i fix it. >> we want to thank dr. oz for hosting us. on monday, he will talk about a new season of h
-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden are doing some community service while in charlotte. they will pack care packages for service members returning home from overseas deployment. they will include shampoos, razors and wash cloths. >>> this morning, hundreds of people in d.c. have a new sense of how healthy they are. more than 800 people were given free physicals yesterday thanks to i visit from dr. oz. they are screened for blood...
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. >>> coming up next, what first lady michelle obama is not watching on tv right now. >> as we go to break, we continue to share your back to school pictures. say hello to maggie. >> hi, maggie. >> she is in the second grade this week at merit academy in fairfax. >> good for you. look at her little smile ready to go to school. >> have a great day, maggie. you can e-mail us your child's back to school picture. it is now 6:22. we'll be right back. anncr:r: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll becocome so much mor. a new world-class resort casino in prince george's county. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. this greek style yogurt has style. you
. >>> coming up next, what first lady michelle obama is not watching on tv right now. >> as we go to break, we continue to share your back to school pictures. say hello to maggie. >> hi, maggie. >> she is in the second grade this week at merit academy in fairfax. >> good for you. look at her little smile ready to go to school. >> have a great day, maggie. you can e-mail us your child's back to school picture. it is now 6:22. we'll be right back. anncr:r:...
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police officer who may have made threatening remarks about first lady michelle obama. the officer was accused of threatening the first lady in july. police chief cathy lanier says her department is now looking at the issue. >> so now, it is back in our hands and our internal affairs is handling an administrative investigation. >> do you consider it poor judgment or a potential threat? >> can't comment on it yet. >> lanier says the unnamed officer is still working while the investigation continues. >> the wife of republican nominee for president is rallying women in northern virginia later on today. ann romney is coming to leesburg and is holing an event, women for mitt, that kicks off about 11:45 this morning. >>> d.c. police are doe employing yet another camera device that could end up giving you a ticket. details just ahead. >> plus the clues authorities want to you see to help solve a robbery inside a local church. first, here is gwen. >> it is a start to the weekend. we have some changes in our weather forecast that you may just like. i'll have the details and a lo
police officer who may have made threatening remarks about first lady michelle obama. the officer was accused of threatening the first lady in july. police chief cathy lanier says her department is now looking at the issue. >> so now, it is back in our hands and our internal affairs is handling an administrative investigation. >> do you consider it poor judgment or a potential threat? >> can't comment on it yet. >> lanier says the unnamed officer is still working while...
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when the opening ceremonies kick off later today, queen elizabeth, first lady michelle obama and david beck him will be among those attending. meteorite mitt romney is trying to backtrack after he told the news that the preparations are disconcerting. he now says he expects the london olympics to be, quote, high hi successful. at a rally last night, the mayor called him out in london. >> i hear there is a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. he wants to know whether we are aready. are we ready? >> are we ready in yes, we are! the haven't uses are ready. >> romney is also attending the opening ceremonies where we are sure he will try to smooth things over. >> when the athletes do march in today's ceremonies, they will have a secret. four athletes will march under the olympic flag. the device will make sure they are walking at the same time. in previous ceremonies, athletes were taking pictures and sending messages during the parade slowing down the event. >>> coming up next, a warning that layoffs could be coming to thousands of civilian workers in the defense d
when the opening ceremonies kick off later today, queen elizabeth, first lady michelle obama and david beck him will be among those attending. meteorite mitt romney is trying to backtrack after he told the news that the preparations are disconcerting. he now says he expects the london olympics to be, quote, high hi successful. at a rally last night, the mayor called him out in london. >> i hear there is a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. he wants to know...
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first lady michelle obama will be in virginia today. she will speak at an event in loud counsel younty rallying as many people as possible to register to vote. the voter registration deadline in virginia is october 15th. so it is coming up here pretty soon. >> same-sex marriage is a big issue on the ballot in maryland this election. up next, find out more about how maryland governor martin o'malley is getting some high profile support on the issue. >> first, we are checking in with gwen for your full forecast when we come back. she will tell us if the chill will stick around much longer. fox 5 morning news back in a moment. take away his toys and he'll playay with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney
first lady michelle obama will be in virginia today. she will speak at an event in loud counsel younty rallying as many people as possible to register to vote. the voter registration deadline in virginia is october 15th. so it is coming up here pretty soon. >> same-sex marriage is a big issue on the ballot in maryland this election. up next, find out more about how maryland governor martin o'malley is getting some high profile support on the issue. >> first, we are checking in with...
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first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. democrats will vote to adopt a platform echoed by president obama that calls for higher taxes on wealthier americans and a backing of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. pundits say the democrats must answer the question of whether americans are better off now than they were four years ago. >> we are absolutely better off than we were four years ago. that is clear. four year ago, when the president walked into office, the economy was bleeding 750,000 jobs a month. >> reporter: jo president obama will accept the nomination on thursday. five leaders from our area will also peek. they include maryland governor martin o'malley and former virginia governor tim kaine. >>> in northern virginia, some voters will head to the polls today for a special election to replace delegate david england. he resigned earlier this summer after admitting to having an affair. on th ballot in the 45th district are democrat ron krupika and justin malkin. >>> thomas gore was the first of three gray campaign
first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. democrats will vote to adopt a platform echoed by president obama that calls for higher taxes on wealthier americans and a backing of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. pundits say the democrats must answer the question of whether americans are better off now than they were four years ago. >> we are absolutely better off than we were four years ago. that is clear. four year ago, when the president walked into office, the economy...
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. >> flied michelle obama has made it her mission to prove -- first lady michelle obama has made it her mission to prove to children that healthy eating can be fun. they manhattanned potatoes, spinach, broccoli carrots and onions in the garden. -- they planted potatoes. >> this year's national cherry blossom festival is celebrating 100 years since the original trees were given to d.c. as a gift of good will from japan. the flied flaid will take part in a free-planting ceremony making that moment in history and looking ahead to many more years of those beautiful blooms in our nation's capital. -- the first lady will take part in a tree-planting ceremony. >>> get ready to make some noise. >> holly is live at duke ellington school of the arts for the fourth annual d.c. tap festival. look at them go. hear how this event brings in pretty big names for some toe- tapping excitement. >> they're good! >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris dare i say we have tapped into a fun event this morning we are getting you going as you can hear. we are live this morning where we are getting a wonder
. >> flied michelle obama has made it her mission to prove -- first lady michelle obama has made it her mission to prove to children that healthy eating can be fun. they manhattanned potatoes, spinach, broccoli carrots and onions in the garden. -- they planted potatoes. >> this year's national cherry blossom festival is celebrating 100 years since the original trees were given to d.c. as a gift of good will from japan. the flied flaid will take part in a free-planting ceremony...
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. >>> coming up up next, first lady michelle obama is pushing for i think chas at the workplace that could help families of service members be with their loved ones. >>> pricing new details about the moments leading up to the raid on osama bin laden. we'll have more coming up. comi people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. brad and jill in accounting? crazy! coffee and chocolate. mocha. ooh! who's mocha? for the perfect blend of coffee and chocolate, try a mocha coffee or latte today. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'. tell us what you're drinkin' for a chance to b
. >>> coming up up next, first lady michelle obama is pushing for i think chas at the workplace that could help families of service members be with their loved ones. >>> pricing new details about the moments leading up to the raid on osama bin laden. we'll have more coming up. comi people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could...
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. >> first lady michelle obama will be at university with the wife of prime minister cameron. mrs. obama is gearing up for a trip to london for the upcoming 2012 games she will lead the official u.s. delegation at the opening ceremonies this summer. >>> 7:43 a.m., gwen is back with us this morning for the vacationing tucker barnes, it will be a decent day. >> it is you know we had a bit of rain this morning but we are going to salvage a good part of the day for everybody with a little bit of sunshine before we get back into a little bit more wet weather. it is not all bad temperatures are up as well that is a good thing here is a look at sentinel live fox radar, you can see so much improvement from the last hour as far as wet weather is concerned now continuing to move east, just a little bit too, as well across areas to the south near christ church, moving across the bay but things are getting better and we do have sunshine later 57 degrees national, 59 dulles, 60 degrees at bwi marshall, and elsewhere, temperatures are ranging from the upper 50s to low 60s everywhere, we've got 6
. >> first lady michelle obama will be at university with the wife of prime minister cameron. mrs. obama is gearing up for a trip to london for the upcoming 2012 games she will lead the official u.s. delegation at the opening ceremonies this summer. >>> 7:43 a.m., gwen is back with us this morning for the vacationing tucker barnes, it will be a decent day. >> it is you know we had a bit of rain this morning but we are going to salvage a good part of the day for everybody...
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obama after arriving late to a motorcade assignment wednesday morning. the officer, who is a 17 year veteran was asked why he was late. the source says he said, i don't care about that expletive lady. i would shoot her in the head if i could. some city leaders are calling for a full investigation and whether the threat was made in jest or not, it is being taken seriously. after making the threat, the officer then used his cell phone to retriever a picture of a firearm he said he would use. the officer has now been reassigned. his police powers revoked. he could face criminal charges. that's the latest here at police headquarters. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> this morning's other top stories, former alexandria police sheriff james dunning has passed away. the 62-year-old was found dead in his south carolina home yesterday morning. alexandria police officials say he apparently died in his sleep. dunning was the veteran sheriff of alexandria when his wife was murdered more than eight years ago. officials are still trying to solve that
obama after arriving late to a motorcade assignment wednesday morning. the officer, who is a 17 year veteran was asked why he was late. the source says he said, i don't care about that expletive lady. i would shoot her in the head if i could. some city leaders are calling for a full investigation and whether the threat was made in jest or not, it is being taken seriously. after making the threat, the officer then used his cell phone to retriever a picture of a firearm he said he would use. the...
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military bases today first lady michelle obama will join pentagon officials in announcing a program to serve more fruits, vegetables, low fat meals they will do it at little rock airforce base where a pilot program to serve healthier and better quality food is under way this is the first big change to food service on military bases in 20 years. >> proper pruning i happen to know this alison proper pruning enhances the beauty of almost any landscape including raw leaves, evergreens and herbs. >> okay. you know that. our annie yu is learning more about that, more from derek thomas with thomas landscape she joins us from bethesda tony has many talents annie. >> i know that, he is very talented. so is derek thomas with thomas landscape my pruning partner. you can't just go chopping away there is a very specific tech knee for this. >> this is a specific tech knee the other thing to know, you see this camel yeah, it is actually in bloom if do this now you could remove the flower that is to come so you want to make sure when you are pruning that you are actually pruning with a purpose for ins
military bases today first lady michelle obama will join pentagon officials in announcing a program to serve more fruits, vegetables, low fat meals they will do it at little rock airforce base where a pilot program to serve healthier and better quality food is under way this is the first big change to food service on military bases in 20 years. >> proper pruning i happen to know this alison proper pruning enhances the beauty of almost any landscape including raw leaves, evergreens and...
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. >> also after 8 she has become a fashion icon the first lady michelle obama, unlocking the secret behind her great style beauty and style expert mickey taylor is here with us to talk about her new book called commander and chief, taylor has been following mrs. obama for several years now and has insider tips on how the get her look. we will be right back. can't wait for that ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it's where you see yourself going and how you choose to get there. the all-new 2013 gs. our boldest response ever. there's no going back. ♪ texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> this morning we are learning
. >> also after 8 she has become a fashion icon the first lady michelle obama, unlocking the secret behind her great style beauty and style expert mickey taylor is here with us to talk about her new book called commander and chief, taylor has been following mrs. obama for several years now and has insider tips on how the get her look. we will be right back. can't wait for that ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the...
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first lady michelle obama will be at a local barnes and noble today. she is promoting her new book, called american grown. the story of the white house kitchen garden and gardens across america. she will sign books 12th street, northwest later this morning. to attend the signing you must have a special wristband handed out on a first come first served basis last week so sorry about that. >> one of the reasons she is in such great shape she is out there gardening. >> your muscles start the get big and strong. >>> a graduation class in pennsylvania, matched an old world record >> it came to a suffer surprise as many of the graduates, 13 sets of twins graduated from council rock high school. some identical, some paternal most students at the school had no idea they had 13 sets of twins in just one class >> i think it is cool. >> pretty awesome. 13 sets of twins. >> woman debt tiff? >> no, -- competitive? >> no, because i always win. >> he is laughing. >> he loves doing this he did one thing that he is better at and that is being anchorage ray tore. >>> --
first lady michelle obama will be at a local barnes and noble today. she is promoting her new book, called american grown. the story of the white house kitchen garden and gardens across america. she will sign books 12th street, northwest later this morning. to attend the signing you must have a special wristband handed out on a first come first served basis last week so sorry about that. >> one of the reasons she is in such great shape she is out there gardening. >> your muscles...
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. >>> a school in alexandria will have some special visitors this morning first lady michelle obama is going to park lawn elementary to tell parents about the new nutrition standards for school lunches the first lady and agriculture secretary will then join the kids for a healthy lunch. served by celebrity chef, rachel ray. that is pretty big, right. well, the new guidelines are a result of the healthier, hunger free kids act the president signed last year. >>> pretty cool. >> mm-hmm. >> 7:27 a.m., still ahead a standing ovation from gabrielle giffords at last night's state of the union address. >>> next we will debate the president's speech who has an edge, in the upcoming primary. ♪ [ music ] >>> let them sing it is that what they are saying? >> they would rather hear the original than us. >> that is not good. >>> the beatles, george harrison, here comes the sun. here it comes tucker will tell us about weather julie traffic, when we returns the 7:28 a.m. i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys. yeah, i said it-- sp
. >>> a school in alexandria will have some special visitors this morning first lady michelle obama is going to park lawn elementary to tell parents about the new nutrition standards for school lunches the first lady and agriculture secretary will then join the kids for a healthy lunch. served by celebrity chef, rachel ray. that is pretty big, right. well, the new guidelines are a result of the healthier, hunger free kids act the president signed last year. >>> pretty cool....
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but yesterday, tonight's headliner was doing a dry run, first lady michelle obama. she will speak later tonight and a lot of other big speakers here, some local to you, governor martin o'malley from maryland and others from the d.c., virginia area. as far as the political conversation here, it's being driven by one question right now and that's are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're hearing the republicans trying to ask that but democrats seem very willing to answer it so it's something that is sort of infiltrating the political speeches we have been hearing in the last couple of days and the white house says the president is going to address that himself thursday night when he accepts his party nomination. >> if i can ask you, in the democrats being so willing to answer that question, if they think they can answer it, that's great, but are they allowing the republicans to set tone? are the republicans putting them on the defensive in this convention? >> reporter: it might seem that way to some people. and i think the republicans will certainly
but yesterday, tonight's headliner was doing a dry run, first lady michelle obama. she will speak later tonight and a lot of other big speakers here, some local to you, governor martin o'malley from maryland and others from the d.c., virginia area. as far as the political conversation here, it's being driven by one question right now and that's are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're hearing the republicans trying to ask that but democrats seem very willing to answer it so...
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♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go >>> first lady michelle obama is backing efforts to promote treatment of post traumatic stress disorder the program coordinates efforts to immove support for member offs military and their family. today she is said to announce a new initiative by more than 100 medical schools nationwide to improve the way future doctors are trained to treat the disorder. >> real life stories of area veterans, told on stage through a performance that is what the telling project is about. >> annie is with some of the veterans, she joins us from frederick maryland, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this show would not be possible without the help of the cultural arts center and the frederick arts council and joining me now is the director, sean butcher good morning. why was it so important for you all to get involved with the telling project. >> it is one of the many things we host here we thought it was a really great program for the veterans to tell their stories and it is really not about the product, not about the performance it is about the process for them s t
♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go >>> first lady michelle obama is backing efforts to promote treatment of post traumatic stress disorder the program coordinates efforts to immove support for member offs military and their family. today she is said to announce a new initiative by more than 100 medical schools nationwide to improve the way future doctors are trained to treat the disorder. >> real life stories of area veterans, told on stage through a performance that is what the...
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. >> first lady michelle obama making a special appearance on the hit nickelodeon show "icarly." she appears in an upcoming episode about military families which airs monday. the lead character on the show's dad is deployed. mrs. obama and the cast will have a special screening of the show at hayfield secondary school in alexandria. hayfield has a large number of students with parents in the military. so cool. >> that is cool. and, you know, this morning won't be the only time that the obamas rub elbows with screen stars. this evening the president and the first lady will host stars of the new movie "red tail." terrance howard and cuba gooding, jr. headline that film which tells the story of the tuskegee airmen. the african-american bomber unit in world war ii. several of the surviving tuskegee airmen will also be at the white house for the screening. >>> 8:15 now. we say good morning again to tucker barnes. he's got the forecast which is windy and the picture which is so cute. >> so cute. we gotta warm up, don't we allison. >> that's right, the warmup factor. >> let's get down t
. >> first lady michelle obama making a special appearance on the hit nickelodeon show "icarly." she appears in an upcoming episode about military families which airs monday. the lead character on the show's dad is deployed. mrs. obama and the cast will have a special screening of the show at hayfield secondary school in alexandria. hayfield has a large number of students with parents in the military. so cool. >> that is cool. and, you know, this morning won't be the only...
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the secret service says they found no evidence of a legitimate threat to the first lady, michelle obama. the d.c. police chapter says the incident is now considered an administration investigation. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories, police involved shooting in prince george's county is under investigation. happened around 5:00 p.m. yesterday on county road in district heights. the washington post reports the suspect is accused of trying to steal a motorcycle. police said the officer shot the man in the back to prevent him from running away. he was taken to a local hospital. the officer, an 8-year veteran, was not injured. he's been placed on routine administrative leave. >>> a scandal allegedly rocking one local high school. >> "washington post" is reporting five dematha football players are no longer on the team after allegedly hiring prostitutes. fox5's sherri ly is live at the school with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. if the students arriving here today haven't heard about this, they likely will by the end of today. this happened in north ca
the secret service says they found no evidence of a legitimate threat to the first lady, michelle obama. the d.c. police chapter says the incident is now considered an administration investigation. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories, police involved shooting in prince george's county is under investigation. happened around 5:00 p.m. yesterday on county road in district heights. the washington post reports the suspect is accused of trying to steal a motorcycle. police said...
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. >>> well, while their husbands get set to deliver on the dnc stage, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden will help stuff care packages this morning for servicemembers returning from overseas. meanwhile, mrs. obama is getting to be a regular on david letterman's late show. a week after her last appearance, mrs. obama delivered letterman's "top 10 list" last night. the topic? reasons to watch the democratic national convention. take a look. >> as a healthy alternative, we're using low-fat confetti. there will be no kiss cam. >> oh, no, please, come on. >> joe biden says it'll be a big you know what deal. >> wait a minute. >> at long last i'll reveal who i'm voting for. >> well, there you go, ladies and gentlemen. >> the first lady has been on "the late show" four times this year. >> wow! >> she's scheduled to appear on the show again tomorrow night. >> like zsa zsa gabor on the johnny carson show. >>> up next, celebrating maryland's athletes fresh from the olympic games. >>> a new generation of space exploration may be upon us. what engineers in alabama are working on to make m
. >>> well, while their husbands get set to deliver on the dnc stage, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden will help stuff care packages this morning for servicemembers returning from overseas. meanwhile, mrs. obama is getting to be a regular on david letterman's late show. a week after her last appearance, mrs. obama delivered letterman's "top 10 list" last night. the topic? reasons to watch the democratic national convention. take a look. >> as a healthy...
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your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. ♪[ music ] >>> first lady michelle obama went on the tonight show last night. the first question jay leno asked was about an incident last month at the verizon center. >> of course. team usa was playing an exhibition game when the president and first lady appeared to refuse to smooch for the kiss cam. mrs. obama had a pretty good story for jay leno. >> okay. so here's the story. all right? this is the background. the girls and i went somewhere else. we met him at the game and i had just walked in and sat down and i just saw my face on the jumbotron and i'm still a little embarrassed. i didn't see the kiss cam part. so i didn't know we were supposed to kiss. and then malia came over after we got booed for not kissing and she was -- she was just disgusted with us. [ laughter ] >> really? >> she said, why didn't you kiss? and i was like kiss what? what are you talking about? she said you were on the kiss cam! were you supposed to kiss and we like we're not paying attention. [ laughter ] >> all right. as you see right ther
your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. ♪[ music ] >>> first lady michelle obama went on the tonight show last night. the first question jay leno asked was about an incident last month at the verizon center. >> of course. team usa was playing an exhibition game when the president and first lady appeared to refuse to smooch for the kiss cam. mrs. obama had a pretty good story for jay leno. >> okay. so here's the story. all right? this is the...
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first lady michelle other bama had two fund raiders -- michelle obama had two fundraisers in california. >>> an update on billy graham's condition. >>> a special home coming for gabrielle giffords, more than a year after she was shot at a political event. >>> andrew luck is already proving he is a star on the field. dave ross is back to break down his performance against the rams. >> as we head to break a live lookout side, we are going to get the latest weather and traffic from julie and tucker coming up in just a bit. a look at 270 right now. i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work. and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it's just "not true." get the facts. >> making headlines we begin overseas in iran. the death toll continues to rise. officials sai
first lady michelle other bama had two fund raiders -- michelle obama had two fundraisers in california. >>> an update on billy graham's condition. >>> a special home coming for gabrielle giffords, more than a year after she was shot at a political event. >>> andrew luck is already proving he is a star on the field. dave ross is back to break down his performance against the rams. >> as we head to break a live lookout side, we are going to get the latest weather...